Lawmakers Told There Are No Easy Solutions for Prescription Drug Abuse

Lawmakers told there are no easy solutions for prescription drug abuse

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The health care payment system helps drive prescription drug abuse, Jordan said. He quoted a physician who observed that the fee-for-service system makes doctors more pressed for time and inclined to recommend more expedient, pharmaceutical cure-alls …
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Drug Battle: Abuse experts host awareness event

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Drug trends in the Upper Peninsula involve abuse of prescription drugs, pain medications, and heroine, she added, noting drug abuse is a disease that can be treated. Theresa Chenier, a registered nurse from the obstetrics and nursery department at OSF St.
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It's more addictive than heroin, with horrifying side-effects. So why, 50

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Doctors in Britain issue almost 18 million prescriptions a year for them, and every GP has at least 180 long-term users on their books. While the nation's 250,000 to 300,000 heroin users are offered substantial help from the NHS to kick their addiction …
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